My Little Paper World

Just a quick post to show you a card I made yesterday. It was the quickest card I've ever made!!! Done in less than 15 minutes. I used my alcohol inks to create large spots on glossy paper, then ran it through the printer to add the sentiment 'celebrate'. I added some dimension with punched out circles made from left over card stock, added some tiny splatters using Dylusions Sprays, matted it on blue card and Voilà! Here it is... and... here is another quick card I created a few weeks ago using a crafter's workshop stencil (my not so secret obsession) and some distress inks. I am entering this into the  Artastic  stencil & mask challenge. These are my favourite type of card to create, quick and simple, vibrant colours and lots of fun! Thanks for stopping by. Happy Crafting!   Samantha

So to continue on with my little side project , I decided that I would have a play with alcohol inks on acetate. I used   purple twilight and raspberry, sunshine yellow and pool, and sunset orange and watermelon to created these ATC for the  Scrap it with Attitude  swap. Theme: Things with wings. I used a stamp I bought a while ago from  Market Street Stamps , called 'Believing Butterfly'. Using Memento ink (Black) I stamped it on to white card stock, distressed the edges and added some glitter to the butterfly wings. I then used a dabbing technique with my blending tool to create the front part of my ATC. I just love playing with alcohol inks, each one is slightly different, but they each look fabulous. So much fun...and a little messy! Here are the finished ATC: Quote: "Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit." ~ e.e cummings. Happy Crafting! ...

Recently I've been looking into different techniques, and new products...perhaps not necessary new to the 'crafting' world, but definitely  new to me. I've been creating cards, and scrapbook pages for awhile, but I tend to use the same colours or the same tools or paints. My very own comfort zone for crafting. So...a little side project, one where I will hopefully surprise myself with what I can create.  An A to Z techniques project. I guess like any project I will need some rules...lets use the word 'guidelines' instead.  1. Create something that demonstrates a  different craft technique, card making material, or scrapbooking products.   2. No limitation in what you can create - cards, scrapbooking pages, artist trading cards, tags, etc. (After all I want to be able to leave my comfort zone.) 3. Start with the letter A, follow the alphabet through to Z 4. Do not skip letters (though if there are other opportunities through ATC swaps or...